[AT] Fun with mowing

Steve W. falcon at telenet.net
Fri Jun 22 13:48:41 PDT 2007



Mike Sloane wrote:
> Inexpensive disposable dust masks or even disposable surgical masks can 
> help a lot with the problem of wind blown chaff getting into your nose. 
> But they won't help with the stuff getting into your eyes.
> 
> The trick with using the Case 430 for cutting is to start with the 
> cutter up, engage the PTO, then move forward, dropping the cutter as you 
>   move.
> 
> Mike
> 
> jahaze at aol.com wrote:
>> However, I did find out two things 1) My 430 doesn't have an
>> independant pto, and 2)when you have allergies, mowing in a steady
>> tail wind is a bad idea.  Now I know why everyone says "farming gets
>> into your blood" (and your eyes, nose, ears, etc..)
>>
>> Enjoy, Joe
>>

Another nice item to wear is a mosquito net hat. I wear one when mowing 
the grass to keep all the little flying crud out. A beekeepers hat works 
as well.

-- 
Steve W.
Near Cooperstown, New York
NRA Member
Pacifism - The theory that if they'd fed
Jeffrey Dahmer enough human flesh,
he'd have become a vegan.



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